Not a month goes by without someone confusing Sweden/Switzerland or Denmark/Netherlands. With Sweden/Switzerland it's because of the names of the countries, but with Denmark/Netherlands it's because people from Denmark are called Danish and people from Netherlands are called Dutch.

It's usually Americans who make those mistakes, but the first time I encountered it in real life was actually in England when I got in the wrong line to get into the country. I was supposed to stand in the Europe line but ended up in the Rest of The World line, and one of the women there could apparently tell something was wrong and asked me, "Are you Dutch?" I said no and handed her my passport which said Denmark and she responded with, "That's what I said: Dutch. Why are you lying about where you're from?"

Do me a favor and name all 50 US states, as well as give their geographic locations. Just because you have a few experiences with a few idiots doesn't mean everyone in that country is the very same. Not only are we one of the most diverse countries in the word regarding ethnic ancestry (the most diverse, depending on criteria), but we're also diverse in terms of levels of ignorance, worldliness, and recognition of roaming potential (how people always complain about Americans never leaving our own country, and how we decide whether we have a need or a desire to visit other places, and subsequently weigh the cost). Personally, I've never met anyone who confused Danish and Dutch people. I'm sure it happens here, but not on the level portrayed in this comic.

Then again, you know what they say about comedic jabs and stereotyping in comedy (I'm assuming, here, considering you are a comic artist).

What would you like to know? How we got formed? What the VOC was? Why we build dams way to much? How polders work? How the tulp got here? There is a lot to learn. Id be happy to tell you some of this stuff!

May I try? I'm an American. I believe the United Kingdom means England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is the part that ISN'T Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the Commonwealth(?).

Very close! You got UK and England right, Great Britain is the island itself that "hosts" most of England, Wales and Scotland, but not Ireland. But you have a good point, I'll add the British Empire / Commonwealth to the question next time I aks it!

Thanks! I checked my answers and saw my mistakes. Americans SHOULD know this stuff, but I think America itself is so huge and complicated, we get worn out. I can find Wales on a map easier than I can find Iowa!

I know that the characters are stereotypical personifications of countries as seen by humon but as an American I can't help but to imagine each of our states with different personalities because almost every state has its own accent, cultures and traditions. So to me America is like Legion with 50 different personalities within him lol

If this comic was true to the core, America would have a small inner self that would be ripping it's hair out at his stupidity, cause low and behold there are actually chunks of Americans who are knowledged.

LOL Well there's 50 states to remember it does take awhile (I don't even think most Americans can point out America on a map sadly). Lol California rocks btw. Two states below me. If you get a chance to visit I recommend going there, tons of fun but a biiiiiit spendy. :3 I LOVE how humon draws Lady America she looks like Paris Hilton. XD

A lot of people (mainly Americans) will also think Switzerland is part of Scandinavia as in Scandinavia includes: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. It is what I hear all the time when I say I lived in Switzerland... ("Oh! did you like living in Scandinavia?") so yeah bit annoy. Good work!

This made me remember something I learned back in 4th grade when they made me learn about my home state in school.....

Pennsylvania Dutch is a term that comes from back in America's colonial days. Basically, the British colonists in PA would call who they thought were Dutch "Pennsylvania Dutch". However, theses Dutch settlers were actually German. Becuase the worse for German sounded (I think its spelled Deutsch) sounded a lot like "Dutch" to the British.

And even though I am a history buff, I can not find a single use for this information.